Name: The Importance of Evidence in Your Criminal Defense Strategy | DWI & Criminal Defense Attorneys
Uploaded: 2026-07-04T06:14:33+00:00
Duration: 1 min 18 s
Description: Quick answer: Criminal cases are won and lost on evidence: the video, the offense report, witness statements, lab results, and how each piece was obtained. A defense attorney's first job is to get all of it, test its reliability, and move to suppress anything gathered in violation of your rights. Th

Quick answer: Criminal cases are won and lost on evidence: the video, the offense report, witness statements, lab results, and how each piece was obtained. A defense attorney’s first job is to get all of it, test its reliability, and move to suppress anything gathered in violation of your rights.

This video explains how evidence actually drives a criminal case — not courtroom drama, but dashcam and bodycam footage, dispatch records, lab documentation, and chain of custody.

It covers the two questions your lawyer asks of every piece of state’s evidence: Is it reliable? And was it legally obtained? The answers determine whether evidence gets excluded, whether the state’s leverage evaporates, and whether your case ends in dismissal, reduction, or trial.

Contact Stephen T. Bowling, DWI & Criminal Defense Attorneys for a free consultation — we answer these questions about your specific case, at no cost and no obligation.